Benwell Fort (Condercum), Part of Altar
Benwell Fort (Condercum), Part of Altar
HER Number
5311
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Benwell Fort (Condercum), Part of Altar
Place
Benwell
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Altar
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Part of an altar, 6 x 9 inches, with plain sides; found around 1863 near Benwell. …]TROIUS C(ENTURIO) ET S(UI) U(OTUM) S(OLUERUNT) L(AETI) L(IBENTES) M(ERITO) '… troius, centurion, and his family gladly, willingly, and deservedly fulfilled their vow'. RIB 1339. Museum of Antiquities 1864.1
Easting
421600
Northing
564700
Grid Reference
NZ421600564700
Sources
<< HER 5311 >> R.G. Collingwood & R.P. Wright, 1965, Roman Inscriptions of Britain I, Inscriptions in Stone, p 443, no. 1339
Spain & Bosanquet, Northumberland County History, xiii, 556, no 14 with fig no 77
Tyne and Wear Museums, 1991, The Roman Fort at Benwell and its Environs, Survey of extent and preservation of archaeological deposits
Spain & Bosanquet, Northumberland County History, xiii, 556, no 14 with fig no 77
Tyne and Wear Museums, 1991, The Roman Fort at Benwell and its Environs, Survey of extent and preservation of archaeological deposits